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Mr. George Baker /
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| Author |
Hest, Amy.
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| Call Number |
jP HES |
| Publisher |
Cambridge, MA. : Candlewick Press, |
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Subject
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Literacy -- Fiction.
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Old age -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Juvenile literature.
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| Title Statement |
Mr. George Baker / Amy Hest ; illustrated by Jon J. Muth. |
| Edition |
1st ed. 2004. |
| Description |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Summary |
Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read. |
| Awards Notes |
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2007-2008, K-3 Nominee |
| Contributors |
Muth, Jon J., |
| ISBN |
0763612332 (alk. paper) |
| LCCN |
2002074136 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
971853 |